Coin Highlights:

• Comes in a protective flip!
• 13th release of the American Gold Eagle bullion coin!
• Limited mintage of only 1,468,530 coins!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of actual gold content.
• Face value of $50 (USD) is fully backed by the US government.
• Obverse bears the image of Liberty from the $20 Gold Double Eagle.
• Reverse includes the American bald eagle design from Miley Busiek.

For the first time since 1987, the 1 oz American Gold Eagle coin surpassed the 1 million mintage mark. The 1998 edition not only broke the 1 million barrier after more than a decade but also marked the highest mintage figure for the coin in its history up to that point.

Several factors contributed to the increasing popularity of the American Gold Eagle coin in 1998. The US Dollar was losing strength due to concerns about Y2K’s impact on digital banking and the impending burst of the DotCom bubble. A sluggish economy drove gold prices higher, and Y2K uncertainty pushed investors toward safe-haven metals, making American Gold Eagle bullion coins a sought-after choice.

All 1998 1 oz American Gold Eagle coins offered by BullionMax are plastic flips for delivery. The 1998 release of 1 oz Gold Eagles set a new record at this point in the program’s history. Though it would be surpassed a year later, the 1998 release experienced the highest mintage since the 1986 debut issue and remains, as of 2023, the third-highest minted 1 oz gold coin in program history.

The obverse of these coins features the design of Liberty, created in 1907 by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Commissioned by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905 to revamp the nation’s gold coin designs, this design marked the beginning of an impressive era for American coinage.

On the reverse, you’ll find the exclusive image of a nesting family of bald eagles. This unique American bald eagle design is specific to the American Gold Eagle collection and showcases a male eagle flying over a nest full of hatchlings, closely watched by a female eagle.

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